Níger
- Official Name:
- Republic of Niger (Niger)
- Area:
- 1.267.000 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 12.894.865 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Niamey
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- none
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital district (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
- Language(s):
- French (official), Hausa, Djerma
- National holiday:
- Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
- Nationality:
- Nigerien(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .ne
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 3.638.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2001 est.)
-
- Agriculture:39%
- Industry: 17%
- Services: 44%
- Labor force:
- 70.000 (2002 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 90%
- Industry: 6%
- Services 4%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 0,2% (2004 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD320.000.000
- Expenditures: USD320.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 222.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
- Exports - Partners:
- France 47,9%, Nigeria 21,4%, US 20,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 588.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
- Imports - partners:
- France 14,4%, US 10,6%, French Polynesia 7,5%, Nigeria 7,4%, Italy 6,7%, Cote d'Ivoire 5,1%, Belgium 4,6%, Germany 4,5%, China 4.5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD2.100.000.000 (2003)
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